Ladies handbags

ABSTRACT

A ladies handbag having a transparent covering and removable decorative panels inserted between the covering and sides of the handbag.

United States Patent 50Fieldorsemii...........................;...;1...........' 150728,

[72} Inventor Elizabeth J. Speakes 4901 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Va.2231 l [2]] App]. No. 762,577

References Cited FOREIGN PATENTS 7/1964 CzechoslovakiaJ...........1,131,228 10/1956 France..........................

ISO/28.1 150/28 [22] Filed Sept.25,1968 [45] Patented Jan. 19,1971

Primary Examiner-Donald F. Norton LADIES HANDBAGS lClaim, 2 DrawingFigs.

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ABSTRACT: A ladies handbag having a transparent covering and removabl150/28 e decorative panels inserted between the cover- A45e 3/06 ing andsides of the handbag.

LADIES HANDBAGS The disclosed ladies handbag is convertible and completewith interchangeable panels which can be colored, covered etc., to theladies desire.

OBJECTIVES AND ADvAN rAoEs The ladies handbag is for thefashion-conscious, budgetwise woman, who enjoys todays color-coordinatedfashion.

The ladies handbag is, one of the most important accessories in a womanswardrobe, that she cancolor to match her shoes, or cover to match thedress that she has just created.

CONSTRUCTION 3 The basic handbag is constructed to' any size or shape,as the lady desires, or as the days fashion dictates.

FIG. 1, of the accompanying drawings, shows the basic bag constructedwith a transparent plastic (or like material) covering, which extends l/iinches to 2 inches below the base of the bag, la, and is attached(sewed, glued, heat sealed, etc.) or permanently affixed to the sidesand top of the bag, (front and back) leaving the bottom free for. easyinsertion of a lightweight plastic (or like material) panel, lb, to beinserted at will.

FIG. 2 shows the side view of the hand bag with the panel, 2a partiallyinserted. 5 After insertion of the panel; snap, or fasten in anyconventional manner, the extension, la, (front and back) of thetransparent covering, to the bottom of the bag.

For the color coordinated look of the day, simply untasten the coveringfrom the bottom of the bag, insert the panel, which has been colored,covered, etc., and fasten back in place.

I claim: 1. In combination with a handbag; having a base and front andback sides, a transparent covering attached to the side edges and topedge of each side of said bag and being free of attachment to the bottomedges of said sides, said covering having extensions extending belowsaid base of said bag on each side, a removable, light weight decorativepanel inserted between said covering and said bag on each side, thereof,and means for securing said extensions to said bottom of said bag.

1. In combination with a handbag having a base and front and back sides,a transparent covering attached to the side edges and top edge of eachside of said bag and being free of attachment to the bottom edges ofsaid sides, said covering having extensions extending below said base ofsaid bag on each side, a removable, light weight decorative panelinserted between said covering and said bag on each side, thereof, andmeans for securing said extensions to said bottom of said bag.